He leans into the kiss, eyes slipping closed as hers open. God, she's gorgeous. This is why he's convinced himself he doesn't need for anything else. So long as he's by Pepper's side he feels complete. The rest of the time he's just -- existing. He's almost 100% sure that isn't how prey is supposed to feel, and yet here he is.
"Was it enough?" he murmurs, eager to move past blood-sharing, but if she's holding back on his account he wants to nip that in the bud. There are so many things he wants to tell her, and he can never reconcile himself with that. Instead of saying anything more, he cants his hips forward, message clear. If they both want to lose words for a while the option is there.